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Autodesk 3ds Max vs. Unreal Engine

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Autodesk 3ds Max

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AAutodesk offers 3ds Max, 3D modeling and rendering software for design visualization, games, and animation. The vendor states that users can produce professional-quality 3D animations, renders, and models with an efficient and flexible toolset to help create better 3D content in less time.

    $235

    per month per user

    Unreal Engine

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AOriginally designed in 1998, Unreal Engine is a game engine designed to build games of all type, with sharp graphics and control, using the C++ language.N/A
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    Autodesk 3ds MaxUnreal Engine
    Editions & Modules
    Monthly Subscription
    $235
    per month per user
    Yearly Subscription
    $1875
    per year per user
    3-Year Subscription
    $5625
    3 years per user
    End User License Agreement for Publishing
    Free
    5% of royalties after gross product revenue exceeds 1M
    End User License Agreement for Creators
    Free & Royalty Free
    Custom Licenses
    Contact sales team
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Autodesk 3ds MaxUnreal Engine
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsFlex pricing available for limited usage. Minimum plan $300 for 100 tokens. 3ds Max costs 6 tokens per day.—
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    Autodesk 3ds MaxUnreal Engine
    Considered Both Products
    Autodesk
    Chose Autodesk 3ds Max
    Back when 3d programs were becoming more powerful and stable, 3d Studio (yes, it was 3d Studio before it was 3ds Max, more on that later) and Maya were owned by different companies. At that time, you had to
    Incentivized
    Chose Autodesk 3ds Max
    Best for rendering and geometry flexibility. Interphase is also superior. The stacking of modifiers is unique and allows for combining, and turning on and of which makes presenting options very agile, and clear without destroying the geometry. It's easily reversible. All others …
    Incentivized
    Epic Games
    Chose Unreal Engine
    Unity and Unreal Engine have gone toe-to-toe for years. At one point Unity I felt was lagging behind but lately they've relized that threat UE represents and they've upped their game considerably. Unity is unquestionably very powerful but I find UE's learning curve less steep …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Autodesk 3ds MaxUnreal Engine
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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